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251.

*$_The term "Biocoenosis" was proposed by?

A. Transley
B. Carl Mobius
C. Warming
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Warming
252.

*$________ is a marine tortoise which shows the unique phenomenon "arribada"?

A. Olive Ridley
B. Star Tortoise
C. Travancore Tortoise
D. A & C
Answer» B. Star Tortoise
253.

*$_Harnessing of nuclear energy often causes ________ pollution?

A. Air
B. Water
C. Thermal
D. Noise
Answer» D. Noise
254.

*$_The lower limit of water availability is soil is known as?

A. Field capacity
B. Hypolimnion
C. Thermocline
D. Wilting point
Answer» E.
255.

*$_What is the animal symbol of W. W. F (World Wildlife Fund) ??

A. Red Panda
B. Giant Panda
C. Tiger
D. Kangaroo
Answer» C. Tiger
256.

*$_In which of the following the maximum plant diversity is found?

A. Tropical evergreen forests
B. Tropical moist deciduous forests
C. Sub tropical mountain forests
D. Temperate moist forests
Answer» B. Tropical moist deciduous forests
257.

*$_In grassland ecosystem, the pyramid of biomass is?

A. upright
B. inverted
C. spindle shaped
D. none of these
Answer» B. inverted
258.

*$_Human population growth curve is a:?

A. S shaped curve
B. parabola curve
C. J shaped curve
D. zig zag curve
Answer» D. zig zag curve
259.

*$_According to Wein's displacement law, the wavelength at which maximum radiation occurs?

A. Is inversely proportional to the temperature
B. Is proportional to the temperature
C. Is inversely proportional to the pressure
D. Is proportional to the pressure
Answer» B. Is proportional to the temperature
260.

*$_Low level ozone is referred to as __________ ozone?

A. tropospheric
B. stratospheric
C. ionosperic
D. exospheric
Answer» B. stratospheric
261.

*$_A high density of elephant population in an area can result in?

A. mutualism
B. Intraspecific competition
C. Interspecific competition
D. Predation on one another
Answer» C. Interspecific competition
262.

*$_Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural history is located at ______?

A. Pune
B. Hyderabad
C. Kerala
D. Coimbatore
Answer» E.
263.

*$_Point Calimere sanctuary is situated in which state??

A. Tamilnadu
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Gujrath
Answer» B. Kerala
264.

*$_Noise is measured using sound meter and the unit is?

A. hertz
B. decibel
C. joule
D. sound
Answer» C. joule
265.

*$_Which one of the following ecosystem type has the highest annual net primary productivity??

A. Tropical deciduous forest
B. Tropical rain forest
C. Temperate deciduous forest
D. Temperate evergreen forest
Answer» C. Temperate deciduous forest
266.

*$_If the sun suddenly began emitting more energy, the earth's radiative equilibrium temperature would:?

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain the same
D. Begin to oscillate
Answer» B. Decrease
267.

*$_Light energy is transformed into chemical energy by?

A. Photosynthesis
B. Respiration
C. Recycling
D. Productivity
Answer» B. Respiration
268.

*$_Dodo is?

A. Endangered
B. Critically endangered
C. Rare
D. Extinct
Answer» E.
269.

*$_A strong radiation inversion is more likely to occur on a:?

A. Warm, windy night.
B. Cool, windy night.
C. Rainy night with light winds.
D. Clear night with light winds.
Answer» E.
270.

*/*_What is Plankton??

A. Microscopic floating organisms - Plants and animals.
B. bottom dwelling aquatic organisms
C. large plants in water
D. none
Answer» B. bottom dwelling aquatic organisms
271.

*/*_Molten rock deep inside the earth is called?

A. core
B. valcano
C. lava
D. magma
Answer» E.
272.

*/*_A high Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) indicates that:?

A. water is pure
B. absence of microbial action
C. Low level of microbial pollution
D. High level of microbial pollution
Answer» E.
273.

*/*_The earth's radiation is often referred to as ________radiation, while the sun's radiation is often referred to as _________radiation.?

A. Shortwave, longwave
B. Shortwave, shortwave
C. Longwave, shortwave
D. Longwave, longwave
Answer» D. Longwave, longwave
274.

*/*_Hypothermia is most common in:?

A. Hot, humid weather
B. Cold, wet weather
C. Hot, dry weather
D. Cold, dry weather
Answer» C. Hot, dry weather
275.

*/*_In the atmosphere, tiny solid or liquid suspended particles of various composition are called:?

A. Aerosols
B. Carcinogens
C. Greenhouse gases
D. Microbes
Answer» B. Carcinogens
276.

*/*_The destruction of habitat of plants and animals is called?

A. endemism
B. endangered species
C. habitat loss
D. flood
Answer» D. flood
277.

*/*_The combustion of waste in the absence of Oxygen is called?

A. Haemolysis
B. Pyrolysis
C. Hydrolysis
D. None
Answer» C. Hydrolysis
278.

*/*_The biggest award for environmental activities in India is given in the name of an individual. In whose name is it constituted??

A. Lal Bahadur Shasthri
B. Morarji Desai
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Kamaraj
Answer» D. Kamaraj
279.

*/*__________ is the phenomenon where the earth retains heat.?

A. Air pollution
B. Green house effect
C. Global effect
D. Land pollution
Answer» C. Global effect
280.

*/*_Which among the following is mobile in nature??

A. Primary productivity
B. Secondary productivity
C. GPP
D. NPP
Answer» C. GPP
281.

*/*_What is Carcinogen??

A. Drugs for curing infectious disease
B. Drugs used for curing cancer
C. Cancer causing agent
D. Food colourants
Answer» D. Food colourants
282.

*/*_The effect of ozone depletion include?

A. UV light reaches the earth
B. affect the climate
C. cause skin cancer
D. all the above
Answer» E.
283.

*/*_Warming in the stratosphere is mainly caused by:?

A. Absorption of ultraviolet radiation by ozone
B. Release of latent heat energy during condensation
C. Chemical reactions between ozone and chlorofluorocarbons
D. Frictional heating caused by meteorites
Answer» B. Release of latent heat energy during condensation
284.

*/*_The pollutant that causes hole in the ozone layer is?

A. SF6
B. nitrousoxide
C. CFCs
D. PFCs
Answer» D. PFCs
285.

*/*_Trichodermaharzianum has proved a useful microorganism for?

A. reclamation of wastelands
B. bioremediation of contaminated soils
C. biological control of soil-borne plant pathogens
D. gene transfer in higher plants
Answer» C. biological control of soil-borne plant pathogens
286.

*/*_Any unfavorable alteration of the environment may be called as?

A. eutrophication
B. environmental pollution
C. biomagnigication
D. bioaccumulation
Answer» C. biomagnigication
287.

*/*_If there is no atmosphere, the colour of the sky will be?

A. white
B. colourless
C. blue
D. black
Answer» E.
288.

*/*_In the stratosphere, the air temperature normally:?

A. Decreases with increasing height
B. Increases with increasing height
C. Both increases and decreases depending on the season
D. Cannot be measured
Answer» C. Both increases and decreases depending on the season
289.

*/*_The movement "Beej Bachao Andolan" was aimed for the conservation of _______?

A. trees
B. shrubs
C. crops
D. coconut
Answer» D. coconut
290.

*/*_Earth summit of Rio de Janeiro (1992) resulted in?

A. Compilation of Red list
B. Establishment of biosphere reserves
C. Conservation of biodiversity
D. IUCN
Answer» D. IUCN
291.

*/*_Which of the following has the least similarity when comparing two examples of the same biome located in different parts of the world??

A. Climate
B. Latitude
C. Continent
D. Elevation
Answer» D. Elevation
292.

*/*_As it travels along the food chain, the concentration of DDT?

A. increases
B. remains constant
C. decreases
D. fluctuates randomly
Answer» B. remains constant
293.

*/*_The crack marked on a glacier due to splitting of ice is called?

A. watershed
B. crevasses
C. delta
D. glacier
Answer» C. delta
294.

*/*_As the air temperature increases, with no addition of water vapor to the air, the relative humidity will:?

A. Remain the same
B. Increase
C. Decrease
D. Increase until it becomes equal to the dew point temperature
Answer» D. Increase until it becomes equal to the dew point temperature
295.

*/*_Man and biosphere programme is affiliated with?

A. UNESCO
B. IUCN
C. WWF
D. WIPO
Answer» B. IUCN
296.

*/*_Which of the following is an extinct species??

A. Tiger
B. Lion
C. Dodo
D. Ostrich
Answer» D. Ostrich
297.

*/*_The unfavourable alteration of environment due to human activities is termed as?

A. ecological disturbance
B. catastrophe
C. ecological degradation
D. pollution
Answer» E.
298.

*/*_Which one of the following is the most stable ecosystem??

A. Forest
B. Mountain
C. Desert
D. Ocean
Answer» E.
299.

*/*_The one-horned Rhinoceros is now restricted to which state??

A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Assam
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer» D. Uttar Pradesh
300.

*/*_In a food chain of grassland ecosystem the top consumers are?

A. Herbivorous
B. Carnivorous
C. Bacteria
D. Either carnivorous or herbivorous
Answer» C. Bacteria